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To the Worshipfull her Majesties Justices of
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the peace in Sessions of Assembled
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The humble petition of
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Anne Asgney
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Widdow
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Sheweth
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That your petitioners husband was Barbarously
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Murthered about two yeares ago by one
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Richard Merryman
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and others, whereupon the Caroners Inquest found that the said
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Merryman and others were guilty of Will full Murther
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upon which an Indicmt was preffered against the said
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Merryman and others, which was found Billa Vera
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That the said Merryman fled for it, and yr. petitir. hearing
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by Accident that he was at an Ale House, Applyed him self
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to the Honble:
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Sr
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Edmund Prideaux
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Barrt
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. one of her Majesties
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Justices of the peace
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for the County of
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Middx
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for a Warrant
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to Apprehend the said Merryman for the Murther of her
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Said Husband, which was readily Granted: upon which a
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Constable wll. the said Warrt. went where the said Merryman was
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and who was taken, in Custody Rest Due of the Constables Assistance
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But One
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Thomas Herne
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in order to Screek the said Merryman
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from Justice publiqucly Said he was Merryman, & that the
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person in Custody was not the person menconed in the Warrt.
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So that the said Merryman made his Escape upon which
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the said
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Tho: Herne
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was had before the Said
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Edmond Prideaux
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& by him bound over o appeare this present Sessions to answer
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the Offence aforesaid.
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But now so it is that yr. petr. not having the Coppy of the
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Indictmt. agt. the said Merryman for the Murther of her Husband.
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whereby to ground an Indictmt. as the said Herne for the
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Said Offence. & being to Late now in the Sessions to Obtaine
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the same.
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There for humbly prays that the
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Said Merryman may be Continued
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Bound Yoe next Sessions
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And as in Duly bound
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Shall ever pray
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